Families stretch their physical limits on multisport vacations (USA Today)
Multi-adventure trips cater to today’s appetite for easy-to-organize getaways providing varied physical challenges.
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Studies Question Health Benefit of Post-Exercise Meals (Newswise)
Three studies published by kinesiology researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggest that, unless you are a competitive athlete, consuming sports drinks or high-carbohydrate foods such as energy bars right after exercising may negate the health benefits that physical exercise creates.
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Physical fitness ‘boosts business’ (Financial Times)
The business case for encouraging employees to take more exercise is becoming increasingly compelling, Nice, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence said on Tuesday.
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Health Tip: Exercise Your Brain (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Health Tip: Exercise Your Brain Category: Health News Created: 8/27/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/27/2008
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Stave off ‘freshman 15’ by planning meals, exercise (Chicago Sun-Times)
Incoming college freshmen often pay a physical price for the combination of high levels of stress, free-flowing booze, unlimited carbohydrates and a sudden lack of parental control: the infamous freshman 15.
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Cancer diagnosis spurs acts of giving back (The Oregonian)
Diagnosed two years ago with Stage 3 breast cancer, Amy Paterson traipsed to nearly 150 medical visits: chemotherapy, radiation, a double mastectomy, physical therapy, an exercise study, nutrition consultations and more.
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Depression treatment Cymbalta effective as pain reliever, Lilly says
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This way-too-brief story fails on almost every count. How the drug compares to other medicines, its side effects, costs, and long-term outcomes in terms of benefits and harms are not addressed.
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Drug Makersâ?? Push Leads to Cancer Vaccinesâ?? Fast Rise
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One of the best stories written yet about the complicated topic of the place for the HPV vaccine in health care. Thank goodness there still is room in daily papers for a 4,100-word piece like this.
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IU Health & Wellness (Newswise)
Indiana University professors from the Kinsey Institute, School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation and School of Medicine discuss men’s surprising perceptions of masculinity, exercise’s influence on mood and precautions and treatment for heat illnesses.
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Patients Not Being Told To Exercise (FOX 4 News Kansas City)
If your doctor tells you to do something, you’re more likely to do it and that includes exercise. Many people with one common health problem aren’t being told to exercise.
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Stave off ‘freshman 15’ by planning meals, exercise (The Standard-Times)
Incoming college freshmen often pay a physical price for the combination of high levels of stress, free-flowing booze, unlimited carbohydrates and a sudden lack of parental control: the infamous freshman 15.
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Linda Lewis Griffith: Does exercise cure depression? (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
If you’re suffering from mild to moderate depression, relief may be as close as your running shoes. A study conducted at Duke University Medical Center found that elderly depressed people who exercised for 30 minutes three times a week improved more than those who did not exercise at all or who exercised and took an antidepressant. According to James A. Blumenthal, Ph. D., “Our findings …
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